Should President Obama keep his promise to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay?

November 22, 2010|By Antonio Fins, Editorial Page Editor

"Close Guantanamo!" makes for a great slogan. But as the Obama administration has found out, closing the terrorist prison in Cuba isn't as easy as candidate Obama made it sound in his 2008 campaign.

So, almost two years into his presidency, the prison on U.S. military soil in eastern Cuba remains open for business.

I was at the base prison three years ago. After my one-day tour of the facility, I can tell you that closing the prison is definitely a desired end. But the number of complex issues involved make it far harder than most people think, or want to think.